Luxury Greece Honeymoon Tour Review: Athens, Mykonos, Santorini, Akrotiri, Fira, Oia, sunset dinner cruise, volcano, hot springs

We spent 8 days visiting Athens, Mykonos and Santorini. We stayed at the King George in Athens, which was wonderful. The room was absolutely beautiful (we were told we'd been upgraded when we checked in), the staff was extremely friendly and helpful, and the breakfasts on the roof were simply amazing: amazing food and amazing views. If I'd know how amazing the breakfast was going to be, I would have got up early my first day just to spend more time eating breakfast (and I hate getting up in the morning)! I would highly recommend this hotel. The Grand Beach Hotel in Mykonos had a very nice looking swimming pool, but otherwise the hotel was not at the same standard as our hotels in Athens and Santorini: (1) my wife and I were booked into a room with two single beds and had to pay 80 Euros in cash to get "upgraded" to a room with a king bed (this Greece travel agency immediately refunded us the 80 Euros via a credit to our Visa card), (2) the service in the hotel was indifferent, (3) the breakfasts were mediocre, (4) and the rooms were dark and cavernous (tile floors, not much natural light, and no interior decoration -- especially compared to the King George which had a wonderfully decorated room). The Grand Beach Hotel just didn't seem interested in being anything more than an okay hotel. And, it was a good 15 minute walk from the town. It looked like there might have been some small boutique hotels in Mykonos City that could have been more fun to stay at. The Majestic Hotel was nice. Not as extremely nice as the King George, but quite nice enough. The service was good, the breakfasts were nice, the room was very comfortable, the pool was nice. We had a great time in Santorini: took a sunset dinner cruise to the volcano and the hot springs, rented a car and drove around the island, visited Akrotiri, had dinner in Fira and Oia, and lounged around the hotel. Santorini seems to have been created for people to vacation on! The transfers all worked very smoothly. The dock for the hydrofoil in Mykonos was disorganized (no one in control, no signage, and so many tourists from China), but we found our way through the confusion and onto the right boat. Some ferries had been cancelled, which might have accounted for some of the disorganization. Fortunately, this travel agency had already reworked our schedule and made sure we were on a ferry which was still running.